Cognitive Remediation for Brain Injury and Neurological Illness

This book teaches psychologists with a neuropsychology background about cognitive remediation. It identifies the most commonly used neuropsychological test instruments for evaluating cognitive deficits, with emphasis on their input and output characteristics.

The book identifies the most commonly used neuropsychological test instruments for evaluating cognitive deficits, discusses their input and output characteristics, and does the same for the NeurXercise computer-based exercises so that the connection between testing and treatment is easy to see and develop. In addition to discussing this in the appropriate sections of the book, these are summarized in the appendixes as a reference for correlating test findings and appropriate exercises for remediating deficits.

1. Introduction.- History of Cognitive Remediation.- Role Assessment in Treatment.- 4. Treatment Strategies.- 5. Cognitive Remediation with NeurXerxise.- 6. Treatment Generalization and Ecological Validity.- 7. A NeuroXercise Casebook.- 8. Conclusions.